Abandoned mines in King County, Washington
King County, Washington has 638 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1944–1995, including 60 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts) and 19 prospect pits; 14 of the features carry a name on the map. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 74 problems in the county, 25 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 145 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.
Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering King County, every OSMRE abandoned mine land problem in the county, and every MSHA-registered mine here with status Abandoned. Named features are listed below; unnamed ones are counted by type. Locations are deliberately not shown: this page says what abandoned workings are in the county, not where to find them. They are dangerous and should not be entered.
- Mapped mine features (USGS)
- 638
- Mine openings
- 60
- OSMRE problems unreclaimed
- 25
- MSHA mines marked abandoned
- 145
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102 14.3%Mine openingsshafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
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19 2.7%Prospect pits and trenchesshallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
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68 9.6%Mines and surface workingslabelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
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490 68.8%Quarries, gravel and borrow pitsconstruction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
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5 0.7%Dumps, tailings, spoil and gobwhat mining left above ground
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2 0.3%Mills, tipples and facilitiesprocessing plants and hazardous structures
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26 3.7%Other reclamation problemshighwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
| Name on map | Feature |
|---|---|
| Apex Mine | Adit |
| Beaverdale Mine | Adit |
| Black River Quarry | Quarry area |
| Blackpaw Mine | Adit |
| Cleopatra Mine | Adit |
| County Gravel Pit | Gravel Pit area |
| Damon Mine | Adit |
| Fire King Coal Mine | Adit |
| Horseshoe Mine | Adit |
| Indian Coal Mine | Adit |
| Lennox Mine | Adit |
| Reynolds Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Tiger Mountain Mine | Adit |
| Washington Haydite Mine | Open Pit Mine |
A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.
| Problem area | Problem | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bayne Mine | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Black Beauty Mine | P2 Vertical Openings | In Reclamation |
| Black Diamond Mine | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Black Diamond Mine | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Black Diamond Mine | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Black Nugget Mines | P2 Vertical Openings | In Reclamation |
| Cannon Mine | P1 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Cannon Mine | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Cannon Mine | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Cumberland Mines | P1 Surface Burning | Reclamation Completed |
| Cumberland Mines | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Cumberland Mines | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Cumberland Mines | P3 Equipment Facility | In Reclamation |
| Cumberland Mines | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Eureka | P1 Portals | In Reclamation |
| Eureka | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Eureka | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Gem Mine | P1 Vertical Openings | In Reclamation |
| Gem Mine | P2 Vertical Openings | In Reclamation |
| Gem Mine | P3 Equipment Facility | In Reclamation |
| Gem Mine | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Harris-richmond Mine | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Hyde Occidental | P1 Portals | In Reclamation |
| Hyde Occidental | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Hyde Occidental | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Hyde Occidental | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Indian Mine | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Indian Mine | P3 Equipment Facility | In Reclamation |
| Issaquah Mines | P1 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| Issaquah Mines | P1 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Issaquah Mines | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Issaquah Mines | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Issaquah Mines | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Pending |
| Issaquah Mines | P3 Other | Reclamation Pending |
| Kangley Mines | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Kangley Mines | P2 Vertical Openings | In Reclamation |
| Kangley Mines | P3 Equipment Facility | In Reclamation |
| Kangley Mines | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Kangley Mines | P3 Water Problems | In Reclamation |
| Krain Mine | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Krain Mine | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| New Lake Youngs Mine | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Newcastle Mines | P1 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Newcastle Mines | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Pending |
| Newcastle Mines | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Newcastle Mines | P1 Surface Burning | Reclamation Completed |
| Newcastle Mines | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Newcastle Mines | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Newcastle Mines | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Newcastle Mines | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Pending |
| Newcastle Mines | P2 Underground Mine Fires | Reclamation Pending |
| Newcastle Mines | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Newcastle Mines | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Pending |
| Preston | P2 Portals | In Reclamation |
| Ravensdale Mines | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Ravensdale Mines | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Ravensdale Mines | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Renton Sunbeam | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Ruffner Mine | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Springbrook Mines | P2 Vertical Openings | In Reclamation |
| Taylor Mine | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Taylor Mine | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Taylor Mine | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Tiger Mountain Mine | P1 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Tiger Mountain Mine | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Tiger Mountain Mine | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Tiger Mountain Mine | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Wa - Garfield - Fea | P1 Gases: Hazardous/Explosive | Reclamation Completed |
| Wa - King - Fea | P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| Wa - King - Fea | P1 Gases: Hazardous/Explosive | Reclamation Completed |
| Wa - King - Fea | P1 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Wa - King - Fea | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Wa - King - Fea | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Wa - King - Fea | P3 Other | Reclamation Completed |
Problem types carry OSMRE's priority prefix: P1 and P2 are threats to health, safety and property, P3 is environmental. A problem area is a cluster of problems reclaimed as one project; several rows can share one location.
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155 5Abandoned 1979-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4502134
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211 2-No 1 QuarryAbandoned 1979-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4501955
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211 2-No 2 QuarryAbandoned 1979-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4501961
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3 Lakes QuarryAbandoned 2006-06-04Surface metal/non-metal · GDN Enterprises, Inc · MSHA ID 4503566
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640 Road PitAbandoned 1979-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4502115
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700 Road Vista PitAbandoned 1980-09-16Surface metal/non-metal · Olson & Taylor Inc · MSHA ID 4502118
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700-780 Junction PitAbandoned 1979-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4502119
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A-400 PitAbandoned 1981-01-12Surface metal/non-metal · Associated Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 4502129
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American Pit And PlantAbandoned 1978-06-08Surface metal/non-metal · American Concrete Inc · MSHA ID 4501109
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Bear Crushing OneAbandoned 2002-04-19Surface metal/non-metal · Bear Crushing Inc · MSHA ID 4503075
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Beckler River PitAbandoned 1980-08-29Surface metal/non-metal · Aurora Equipment Inc · MSHA ID 4502811
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Ben JonesAbandoned 1994-02-22Surface metal/non-metal · Cadman (Rock) Inc · MSHA ID 4503077
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Black River PitAbandoned 2013-12-01Surface metal/non-metal · Lakeside Industries, Inc · MSHA ID 4501582
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Black River QuarryAbandoned 2002-06-18Surface metal/non-metal · Stoneway Rock & Recycling · MSHA ID 4503180
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Blum Clay MineAbandoned 1987-05-01Surface metal/non-metal · Moulden & Sons' Inc · MSHA ID 4500250
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Bpa 31 PitAbandoned 1979-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4502060
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BremmeyerAbandoned 2003-11-04Surface metal/non-metal · Bremmeyer Logging · MSHA ID 4503506
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Bremmeyer PitAbandoned 1985-05-02Surface metal/non-metal · Bremmeyer Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4502832
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Brick Road Pit And PlantAbandoned 1980-09-24Surface metal/non-metal · Hos Brothers Bulldozing Inc · MSHA ID 4501357
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Cadman (Redmond)Abandoned 2025-06-05Surface metal/non-metal · HM Pacific Northwest, Inc. · MSHA ID 4500585
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Cadman Black DiamondAbandoned 2024-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · HM Pacific Northwest, Inc. · MSHA ID 4501227
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Cadman Pit And Screening PlantAbandoned 1981-01-12Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4500520
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Camp Brown QuarryAbandoned 1980-03-11Surface metal/non-metal · U S Forest Service · MSHA ID 4501960
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Canton Creek QuarryAbandoned 1984-08-10Surface metal/non-metal · Montgomery-Nordhougen Inc · MSHA ID 4502851
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Cascade PitAbandoned 1985-05-02Surface metal/non-metal · Cascade Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4502678
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Cedar Mountain PitAbandoned 1992-10-18Surface metal/non-metal · Rivera & Green Inc · MSHA ID 4502212
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Churchill PitAbandoned 1985-09-23Surface metal/non-metal · Churchill Sand & Gravel Co · MSHA ID 4500731
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City Dump Gravel PitAbandoned 1980-02-14Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Enumclaw-Wa · MSHA ID 4501166
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Coal Creek Pit & PlantAbandoned 1980-08-01Surface metal/non-metal · C Martin Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 4502732
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Corliss Fikse PitAbandoned 1979-03-07Surface metal/non-metal · Corliss Company · MSHA ID 4501215
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Covington PitAbandoned 1985-09-09Surface metal/non-metal · Iddings Inc · MSHA ID 4501491
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Covington Pit - Division #9Abandoned 1979-04-30Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4501200
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Crabtree PitAbandoned 1980-09-17Surface metal/non-metal · Mid-Island Rock Products Inc · MSHA ID 4502804
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Damon MillAbandoned 1988-07-01Facility metal/non-metal · C S S Management · MSHA ID 4502962
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Damon MineAbandoned 1982-04-13Underground metal/non-metal · C S S Management · MSHA ID 4502843
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Diamond Pit - Div 9Abandoned 1979-10-11Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4502299
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Dumor PitAbandoned 1989-09-01Surface metal/non-metal · Dumor Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4503150
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E-Z Dozing Portable CrusherAbandoned 1987-07-08Surface metal/non-metal · E-Z Dozing · MSHA ID 4501992
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Edwards PitAbandoned 1990-09-24Surface metal/non-metal · M A Segale Inc · MSHA ID 4501186
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Elk PitAbandoned 2015-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · Mutual Materials Company · MSHA ID 4500256
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Franklin No 10 StripAbandoned 1972-05-24Surface coal · Palmer Coking Coal Company · MSHA ID 4500272
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GH Rock ProductsAbandoned 2015-07-27Surface metal/non-metal · Crown Lakes LLC · MSHA ID 4503616
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GH Rock Products Talus Slope MineAbandoned 2006-10-10Surface metal/non-metal · Wisdom Earthworks Inc. · MSHA ID 4503609
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Granite Products LLCAbandoned 2012-10-01Surface metal/non-metal · Granite Products LLC · MSHA ID 4503567
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Harris Clay MineAbandoned 1987-05-01Surface metal/non-metal · Moulden & Sons' Inc · MSHA ID 4501101
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HAYES SAND & GRAVEL LLCAbandoned 2006-10-06Surface metal/non-metal · Hayes Sand & Gravel Llc · MSHA ID 4503369
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Hazen QuarryAbandoned 1993-08-25Surface metal/non-metal · Universal/Land Construction Company · MSHA ID 4503217
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HOMESTEAD GRAVEL PITAbandoned 2004-08-23Surface metal/non-metal · Fiorito Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 4502131
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Horizon Sand & GravelAbandoned 1994-01-07Surface metal/non-metal · Horizon Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4502757
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Iddings Portable Wash PlantAbandoned 1994-09-08Surface metal/non-metal · Iddings Inc · MSHA ID 4502586
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Indian PitAbandoned 1979-02-13Surface metal/non-metal · M A Segale Inc · MSHA ID 4501236
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Issaquah Shed Pit - Div 4Abandoned 1981-01-12Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4501308
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John Henry No 1 MineAbandoned 2018-10-01Surface coal · Pacific Coast Coal Company · MSHA ID 4502967
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KANGLEYAbandoned 1998-12-23Surface metal/non-metal · Kangley Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4503377
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Kangley PlantAbandoned 2007-06-14Surface metal/non-metal · City Transfer Inc · MSHA ID 4503380
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Kent Highlands PitAbandoned 1981-07-28Surface metal/non-metal · City Transfer Inc · MSHA ID 4502241
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Kirkland Sand & Gravel PitAbandoned 1978-09-15Surface metal/non-metal · Kirkland Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 4500648
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Lake Frances PitAbandoned 2024-01-12Surface metal/non-metal · Kangley Rock & Recycling · MSHA ID 4503489
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Lake Francis PitAbandoned 1982-12-13Surface metal/non-metal · Mid Island Rock Products · MSHA ID 4502848
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LAKELAND HILLS PITAbandoned 1998-01-12Surface metal/non-metal · Northwest Aggregates · MSHA ID 4503318
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Little Mountain PitAbandoned 1979-08-07Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4502065
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Loid PitAbandoned 1987-10-30Surface metal/non-metal · Eastside Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 4503080
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Mainline 100 PitAbandoned 1979-08-07Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4501958
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Maltby Sand & GravelAbandoned 1990-03-01Surface metal/non-metal · Maltby Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4500583
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Maple Valley Peat MineAbandoned 1982-05-21Surface metal/non-metal · Maple Valley Humis Company · MSHA ID 4500398
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Maury Island PlantAbandoned 1986-04-03Surface metal/non-metal · Western-Pacific Construction Materials Company · MSHA ID 4500630
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Maury Island Sand & Grav dba CalPortlandAbandoned 2009-09-10Surface metal/non-metal · CalPortland Company · MSHA ID 4502526
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May Valley PitAbandoned 1985-04-30Surface metal/non-metal · May Valley Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4502959
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Mckay-Section 12 Surface Coal MineAbandoned and Sealed 1985-11-15Surface coal · Palmer Coking Coal Company · MSHA ID 4502150
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Melita Pit - Div 10Abandoned 1982-08-17Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4502014
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Middle Fork ProspectAbandoned 1978-05-10Underground metal/non-metal · Houston Oil & Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 4500890
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Miles Sand & GravelAbandoned 2014-10-10Surface metal/non-metal · Miles Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4500662
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Miller River QuarryAbandoned 1978-06-22Surface metal/non-metal · Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · MSHA ID 4500039
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Milton PitAbandoned 2023-02-22Surface metal/non-metal · Lloyd Enterprises, Inc. · MSHA ID 4503069
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Mono MineAbandoned 1980-02-22Underground metal/non-metal · Mono Mine Inc · MSHA ID 4500478
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MORGAN KAME TERRACEAbandoned 2026-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · Palmer Coking Coal Company LLP · MSHA ID 4503338
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Moulden PitAbandoned 1985-05-02Surface metal/non-metal · Moulden & Associates · MSHA ID 4502588
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Mountain View PitAbandoned 1979-07-18Surface metal/non-metal · Watson Asphalt & Paving Company Inc · MSHA ID 4501356
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Mt Si QuarryAbandoned 2025-02-13Surface metal/non-metal · Mt Si Quarry SMM · MSHA ID 4502189
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Muth QuarryAbandoned 1979-10-02Surface metal/non-metal · Muth Construction Company · MSHA ID 4501185
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Newcastle Brick Plant MillAbandoned 1979-06-21Facility metal/non-metal · Mutual Materials Company · MSHA ID 4502191
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North Bend Pit Div 5Abandoned 1981-09-21Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4501192
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North Fork PitAbandoned 1978-12-11Surface metal/non-metal · H L Riley Hauling Co · MSHA ID 4501720
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Nursery PitAbandoned 1979-12-11Surface metal/non-metal · Weyerhaeuser Company · MSHA ID 4500500
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Person PitAbandoned 1989-10-30Surface metal/non-metal · Person Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 4503167
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PLANT 2704Abandoned 2001-08-13Surface metal/non-metal · M A Segale Inc · MSHA ID 4503047
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Plant No 4Abandoned 1985-09-23Surface metal/non-metal · Reid Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 4500681
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Pohl Pit - Div 10Abandoned 1981-01-12Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4502467
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Poobrager Pit - Div 9Abandoned 1978-09-07Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4501309
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Portable #1Abandoned 2003-07-11Surface metal/non-metal · D & R Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4503516
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PORTABLE CRUSHER #2705Abandoned 1999-05-11Surface metal/non-metal · M A Segale Inc · MSHA ID 4503046
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PORTABLE CRUSHER JESABAbandoned 2004-10-19Surface metal/non-metal · Jensen Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 4503432
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Portable Metso 96Abandoned 2024-08-13Surface metal/non-metal · Stafford Excavating LLC · MSHA ID 4503832
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PORTABLE PLANTAbandoned 2007-09-17Surface metal/non-metal · MATERIAL PROCESSING INC · MSHA ID 4503580
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Portable Screen ChieftainAbandoned 2004-10-19Surface metal/non-metal · Jensen Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 4503431
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PowerscreenAbandoned 1993-04-12Surface metal/non-metal · Santana Trucking & Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4503026
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Ps-A-224 PitAbandoned 1978-10-12Surface metal/non-metal · Washington State Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 4502388
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Puget Sound Surfacers Inc G6Abandoned 2023-11-09Surface metal/non-metal · Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · MSHA ID 4503398
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Quadrant PitAbandoned 1990-11-13Surface metal/non-metal · Hos Brothers Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4503151
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Quarry PitAbandoned 1980-05-01Surface metal/non-metal · De Gross Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4502422
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Quartzite QuarryAbandoned 1978-01-17Surface metal/non-metal · Manufacturers Mineral Company · MSHA ID 4501123
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R & R GravelAbandoned 1984-02-07Surface metal/non-metal · R & R Investments Inc · MSHA ID 4502743
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Raging River QuarryAbandoned 2020-03-09Surface metal/non-metal · May Valley Sand & Gravel LLC · MSHA ID 4502195
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Railroad PitAbandoned 1978-02-24Surface metal/non-metal · Burlington Northern Inc · MSHA ID 4502311
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Ravensdale PitAbandoned 1985-01-21Surface metal/non-metal · Industrial Mineral Products Inc · MSHA ID 4502675
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RED-E TOPSOILAbandoned 2001-08-13Surface metal/non-metal · Red-E Topsoil · MSHA ID 4503409
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Redmond PitAbandoned 1982-12-13Surface metal/non-metal · M & M Crushing Company Inc · MSHA ID 4500679
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Reid PitAbandoned 1980-08-29Surface metal/non-metal · Peter Kiewit Sons' Company · MSHA ID 4502699
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Reith Road PitAbandoned 1982-10-06Surface metal/non-metal · City Transfer Inc · MSHA ID 4501226
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Renton Concrete RecyclersAbandoned 1990-03-01Surface metal/non-metal · Renton Concrete Recyclers · MSHA ID 4500006
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Renton Pit - Division #4Abandoned 1979-04-16Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4502298
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RESERVE SILICA CORPORATIONAbandoned 2010-10-11Surface metal/non-metal · Reserve Silica Corp · MSHA ID 4500823
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Road 10 PitAbandoned 1982-05-21Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4502061
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Road 150 PitAbandoned 1980-09-09Surface metal/non-metal · Morton Crushing Company · MSHA ID 4502830
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Road 50 Main PitAbandoned 1982-05-21Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Seattle Water Shed · MSHA ID 4502058
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Rogers No 3 (Ug)Abandoned 1975-09-18Underground coal · Palmer Coking Coal Company · MSHA ID 4500325
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S & S EnterprisesAbandoned 1991-06-06Surface metal/non-metal · S & S Enterprises · MSHA ID 4502758
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Samac Portable PlantAbandoned 1992-11-25Surface metal/non-metal · Samac Trucking · MSHA ID 4503088
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SCREEN PLANT #1Abandoned 2001-08-13Surface metal/non-metal · Summit Inc · MSHA ID 4503400
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Seattle PlantAbandoned 2020-01-17Facility metal/non-metal · Lafarge North America Inc · MSHA ID 4500805
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Section 31 MineAbandoned 2010-07-19Surface metal/non-metal · Mutual Materials Company · MSHA ID 4501052
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Section 31 PitAbandoned 1994-08-11Surface metal/non-metal · Stowe Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4503065
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SNOQUALMIE DISTRICT MINEAbandoned 1999-10-23Surface metal/non-metal · Weyerhaeuser Company · MSHA ID 4503037
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Southworth Portable CrusherAbandoned 1991-08-20Surface metal/non-metal · Southworth & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 4501586
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Standard PitAbandoned 1990-06-12Surface metal/non-metal · Lloyd Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4501145
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Stergion PitAbandoned 1976-10-07Surface metal/non-metal · Tim Corliss & Son Inc · MSHA ID 4500773
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Stillwater PitAbandoned 1986-03-11Surface metal/non-metal · Cadman Gravel Company · MSHA ID 4502795
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Summit Pit-Division 7Abandoned 1981-01-12Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4501194
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Sunset MaterialsAbandoned 1994-04-26Surface metal/non-metal · Sunset Materials · MSHA ID 4503197
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Sunset QuarryAbandoned 1994-12-16Surface metal/non-metal · Stoneway Rock & Recycling Co · MSHA ID 4500087
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Swan QuarryAbandoned 1981-09-21Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4500036
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Sweet Point QuarryAbandoned 1979-03-09Surface metal/non-metal · Washington State Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 4502523
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Tanner FallsAbandoned 2015-09-04Surface metal/non-metal · Fury Site Works Inc · MSHA ID 4503732
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Tjomsland Pit - Division 10Abandoned 1979-05-01Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4501230
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Tonga Ridge PitAbandoned 1985-04-29Surface metal/non-metal · B B & K Crushing Inc · MSHA ID 4502861
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Tri-State Portable PlantAbandoned 1986-10-28Surface metal/non-metal · Tri-State Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4503097
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Tukwila Crushing And Screening PlanAbandoned 1979-02-13Surface metal/non-metal · M A Segale Inc · MSHA ID 4501144
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Usfs/Snoqualmie Natl ForestAbandoned 1980-03-11Surface metal/non-metal · U S Forest Service · MSHA ID 4502130
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Valley T PitAbandoned 1980-08-08Surface metal/non-metal · Valley Topsoil Inc · MSHA ID 4502824
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Valley Topsoil PitAbandoned 1990-08-01Surface metal/non-metal · Valley Topsoil Inc · MSHA ID 4503149
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Veazey QuarryAbandoned 1989-05-15Surface metal/non-metal · Meridian Aggregates Company · MSHA ID 4500061
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Veazie Quarry #2 - Division 9Abandoned 1979-04-18Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4501201
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WHITE RIVER DISTRICT MINEAbandoned 2000-08-26Surface metal/non-metal · Weyerhaeuser Company · MSHA ID 4502423
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Wilderness Rock QuarryAbandoned 1980-02-26Surface metal/non-metal · Wilderness Rock Quarry · MSHA ID 4502414
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Woodinville PitAbandoned 1979-02-12Surface metal/non-metal · King County Department Of Public Works · MSHA ID 4501187
Status and date are as reported to MSHA by the operator. Each mine's own page carries its accident, citation and inspection record.
| Feature type | Features |
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| Borrow Pit | 222 |
| Gravel Pit | 96 |
| Gravel Pit | 67 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 59 |
| Adit | 57 |
| Quarry | 29 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 28 |
| Quarry | 24 |
| Prospect Pit | 19 |
| P2 Vertical Openings | 16 |
| P1 Vertical Openings | 13 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 12 |
| P1 Subsidence | 10 |
| P1 Portals | 7 |
| P2 Portals | 6 |
| Clay Pit | 4 |
| P3 Equipment Facility | 4 |
| Disturbed Surface | 4 |
| P2 Subsidence | 3 |
| P3 Gobs | 3 |
| Mine Shaft | 3 |
| P3 Other | 2 |
| P1 Gases: Hazardous/Explosive | 2 |
| Open Pit Mine | 2 |
| Borrow Pit | 2 |
| Coal Mine | 2 |
| P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | 2 |
| Sand Pit | 2 |
| P1 Surface Burning | 2 |
| Sand Pit | 2 |
| Clay Pit | 2 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 1 |
| P1 Dangerous Slides | 1 |
| P3 Water Problems | 1 |
| Tailings - Undifferentiated | 1 |
| P2 Underground Mine Fires | 1 |
| P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | 1 |
A USGS feature is a symbol on a historical topographic map, there when the map was surveyed; it may since have been sealed, reclaimed, built over or reopened as a working mine, and the map does not say which. An OSMRE row is a problem the abandoned mine land program tracks, not a mine. An MSHA mine is a registered operation whose operator reported abandonment, a record that starts in the 1970s. The three overlap and are never added together. The county is assigned from each feature's coordinates against the Census 2023 county boundaries. The full method is on the national page.
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USGS, Consolidated Prospect- and Mine-Related Features from 7.5- and 15-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States (USMIN)
597,612 point and area features digitized from about 106,350 historical topographic maps published 1886–2006; public domain (CC0). A feature is a map symbol, not a field-verified site, and the map does not say whether it was still worked.
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USGS Fact Sheet 2025–3003, The Abandoned Mine Inventory of the United States
States that as of 2025 there is no comprehensive national inventory of abandoned mine features, and that the detailed national database now being built will not be published.
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OSMRE, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS), public Problems layer
One row per abandoned mine land problem in a problem area, with its type, funding program and reclamation status; mostly coal mined before the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Coordinates are the problem area's.
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MSHA, Mines dataset (Mine Data Retrieval System)
Every mine registered with MSHA since the 1970s; a mine reads Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed when its operator reported that status. Refreshed weekly.
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US Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic county boundaries (1:500,000)
Each feature's county is assigned by its coordinates against these boundaries, not copied from the source file.
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GAO-20-238, Abandoned Hardrock Mines (March 2020)
Federal agencies had identified at least 140,000 abandoned hardrock mine features on federal land and estimated more than 390,000 more not yet captured in their databases.
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Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program, US Department of the Interior
The program the USGS inventory is compiled for. Its appropriations and the 674,000 field-confirmed feature count on this page were provided by the program manager, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, and are cited with permission (2026-09-08).
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IMCC-NAAMLP Hardrock AML Report
Page 48 carries the two figures this page leans on: USGS estimates 633,181 of the 725,690 mine features it recorded from historic topographic maps, 87 percent, are hardrock; and state and federal agencies have submitted more than 724,000 AML features to the national database being built, already more than the historic maps hold. Year-by-year AHMR funding is on page 35.